While the 2020 Minnesota Vikings offseason was limited for excitement due to coronavirus precautions, the team did manage to host training camp in Eagan. No fans attended; this year, fans return.
The pandemic season started with high hopes as Yannick Ngakoue was added to the team just before Week 1, a transaction that generated enthusiasm because, along with Danielle Hunter, the pass rush was theorized to be ferocious. It wasn’t. Hunter was lost for the year to injury, Ngakoue was traded some seven weeks into the season, and Minnesota’s defense showcased its worst output since 2013 en route to a 7-9 record.